It's a little early, but I figured I'd at least get the thread up before I forget. Like previous threads, you may use this thread to post your adventures of the game, or you may start your own thread on the Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire board.

For company embargo reasons, if you have obtained the game early, please do not post your adventure until after midnight in your region.

I started the game, picked Torchic (terrible Attack stat, mind you), and played up to Petalburg. I've already almost got Combusken after training a little in the grass. Then I started doing Wonder Trade for fun.

Only five trades in and I received a shiny Metagross from a Friend Safari. Perhaps there is a Santa Claus.

I don't have the game yet, should be buying it over Thanksgiving break (maybe I'll even find a Cyber Monday deal ;D) but OH MY GOD THE OPENING SCENE. ALL OF IT. I saw it twice but it didn't get ANY LESS BEAUTIFUL.

Notable things:
- That intro. Had a very severe fanboy moment right at the beginning of the game.
- Named my character "Dragonite" because I'm creative.
- Now that I'm playing Hoenn in 3DSvision, I'm not sure I fully appreciated X and Y when they were new because everywhere I go I'm like "this looks AMAZING." The conversion from GBA to 3DS really puts things in perspective, I suppose.

One more update before I go to bed again. I just caught Groudon, it only cost me one Quick Ball One Dusk Ball and an Ultra Ball. I started off pretty mad today when I found out the New Mauville sidequest was moved to the post game and the trick house no longer has any pokemon trainers. However I'm still quite happy with this game, I like the expanded sidequest on the abandoned ship, the larger role of the rival and Team Magma was kind of needed. Team Magma's base was also pretty awesome it was the best one since the Galactic Base. My favorite feature would have to be the dexnav it's something simple I've always needed. Anyways this is easily my favorite remake so far I'm kind of hoping we see an Emerald Remake hate admit it but it's true.

First My Contest Team I decided based off of all of the moves my pokemon had, how fitting they were for the category and whether or not they had a Mega Evolution. I've already gotten past each contest in Normal and Super Rank.

Also I made my Latios an HM Slave since I already have a much higher leveled one and I needed a pokemon with Dive and Fly. I'm probably going to take care of all of the water routes before I challenge Wallace it's what I usually do.

I played Omega Ruby for 11 hours on both Saturday and Sunday, defeating Steven in the 17th hour. Last time I saved, it was just after I battled Tornadus, which unfortunately struggled itself to death, so that's another legendary I can't catch until winning against the League again. My team is made up of gifts and high-leveled DexNav Pokemon I encountered, so my team is Sceptile, Swellow, Pelipper, Exploud, Sandslash, and Latios.

*from when X/Y came out*
*sigh* Everyone is getting shines on a daily basis, and I STILL can't find one...

*today while going to un-traveled areas in Saphhire*
Wasting time surfing, wasting time surfing, wasting time surfing
*battle music*
Oh boy, can't wait to see what Tentecruel or Pelipper will pop out
*Pelipper is GREEN*
ASLDKFJALSKDJFALSKDHFJNMK<LASDGN I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS DAY FOR A BILLION YEARS!
*switches to Sceptile, uses False Swipe, and catches*
*saves game three times*
BEHOLD

I completed the National Dex again and got the shiny charm. I'm now soft resetting for a shiny Lugia.

I just found and caught him. You literally have only 20 turns to catch Lugia before it starts struggling. I tried catching him in a Premier Ball, but I was forced to use my Master Ball in the end. I wasn't able to Synchronize the right nature onto it, but its IVs couldn't be better.

I may be one of the slower players, but I'm enjoying the game at my own pace.

I've had to ditch a few Pokémon already, as I didn't check their abilities once I got them. I also gave DexNav chaining a shot, getting up to about 90 before breaking it. No shiny, but I got some nice stats and a nice hidden ability out of it.

But no, none of that compares to what just happened. While in Mauville, I traded my Linoone over to X to delete Surf and Cut and replace with Shadow Claw and Hone Claws once it got back, and I had to do the trade through the PC because it complained I couldn't trade Pokémon with HM moves in the party. I withdrew an Azumarill to use Surf instead and headed east out of Mauville, forgetting to withdraw Linoone.

After leaving east from Mauville, I encountered...

Spoiler Alert:

Steven, who took me to Southern Island for a free Latios.

Of course, I was given the opportunity to put it in my party. I sent my Azumarill home. Once I landed back in Route 118, I realized I had no way of going back to Mauville City, because the game carelessly let me get rid of my Pokémon with Surf. I now have no Pokémon that can learn Surf on my party, no Fly, and no open slots to catch any Pokémon.

Lovely, now I have to trade my Linoone to X and back into the party so I can do something again...THEN I need to go back, trade it again, delete Surf...gahhhh!

After burning nearly my entire supply of Poké Balls, I caught Groudon (which looks awesome in that cave, by the way) in a Great Ball while my Skarmory (with Sturdy) had 1 HP. That Skarmory shouldn't have survived, but Groudon kept using Earthquake and Precipitate Blades.

Working on leveling up a new team to rechallenge the E4. Currently on the route between Verdanturf Town & Mauville City, which I believe is 119 if I remember correctly. My team is Quilava, Zigzagoon, Wingull, Minun, Nuzleaf, & Surskit.

Basically destroyed the first wave of the E4 with my lv80+ party. o.0 Im now doing the Delta Episode plus finishing my National Dex. (i got like 30 or so to go) Heck by the time i had i 6 badges, my pokemon were in there 60's. (This includes traded mons that started at lv1) Those Blissey Bases help with this.